What Music Festivals Can You Attend This Summer?
Summer 2026 has a packed festival calendar, with confirmed lineups across June, July, and August worth planning around. This guide covers the biggest festivals of the season: who is playing, where they are, and how to get there. Find tickets for all of them at Event Tickets Center.
June Music Festivals
June opens the season with two of the most anticipated festivals on the East Coast and in the South.
The Governors Ball
Wondering when is the Governors Ball this year? The 2026 edition returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, with a lineup that runs from hip-hop and pop to indie rock and K-pop. Check out the lineup below and get your tickets to Governors Ball.
Governors Ball Lineup
View all Friday performers:
- Lorde
- Baby Keem
- Pierce The Veil
- KATSEYE
- Mariah The Scientist
- King Princess
- Del Water Gap
- The Dare
- Confidence Man
- Turnover
- The Beths
- Arcy Drive
- Audrey Hobert
- Whatmore
- Old Mervs
- Absolutely
- School of Rock Queens
- Kids Rock For Kids
View all Saturday performers:
- Stray Kids
- Kali Uchis
- Major Lazer
- Wet Leg
- Blood Orange
- Thee Sacred Souls
- Ravyn Lenae
- Snow Strippers
- Geese
- Amyl and The Sniffers
- Jane Remover
- 2hollis
- Wisp
- Spacey Jane
- Flowerovlove
- Midnight Generation
- Radio Free Alice
- Villanelle
- Jimmyboy
- Jade Lemac
- Chanpan
View all Sunday performers:
- A$AP Rocky
- JENNIE
- Dominic Fike
- Clipse
- Japanese Breakfast
- Hot Mulligan
- Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
- Holly Humberstone
- Rachel Chinouriri
- Fcukers
- Khamari
- Between Friends
- Slayyyter
- Hemlocke Springs
- Hannah Jadagu
- Lexa Gates
- Evening Elephants
- After
- School of Rock New York
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Bonnaroo 2026 returns to the farm in Manchester, Tennessee, with four days of electronic, rock, hip-hop, and jam spanning Thursday through Sunday. The lineup is one of the strongest in recent memory, and you can pick your Bonnaroo tickets for the day that suits you best.
Bonnaroo Lineup
View all Thursday performers:
- Skrillex
- Four Tet
- Vince Staples
- Spiritual Cramp
View all Friday performers:
- The Strokes
- GRiZ
- Turnstile
- Mt. Joy
- Major Lazer
- Jessie Murph
- Yungblud
- Geese
- Lil Jon
- Blood Orange
- Wet Leg
- Hot Mulligan
- Ganja White Night
- The Dare
- INZO (Sunrise Set)
- Cloonee
View all Saturday performers:
- RÜFÜS DU SOL
- Teddy Swims
- The Neighbourhood
- Alabama Shakes
- Chase & Status
- Sara Landry
- Rainbow Kitten Surprise
- Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
- Amyl & The Sniffers
- Sub Focus
- Gorgon City
- flipturn
- Passion Pit
- Snow Strippers
- Tash Sultana
- Wyatt Flores
- Gorgon City (Sunrise Set)
View all Sunday performers:
- Noah Kahan
- Role Model
- Kesha
- Tedeschi Trucks Band
- Clipse
- Mariah the Scientist
- Modest Mouse
- Big Gigantic
- Japanese Breakfast
- Turnover
- San Holo
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- LSZEE
- Daily Bread
July Music Festivals
July brings two major multi-day festivals, one at Grant Park in Chicago and one in Milwaukee, drawing massive crowds to the Midwest.
Lollapalooza Chicago
Lollapalooza Chicago runs four days in Grant Park in the heart of the city, with a 2026 lineup that spans pop, rock, electronic, and global acts. It is one of the few festivals where J-pop, punk, and mainstream pop share the same bill on the same weekend.
Lollapalooza Chicago Lineup
View all Thursday performers:
- Lorde
- John Summit
- SB19
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Empire of the Sun
- Wet Leg
- Viagra Boys
- Sombr
- Ninajirachi
View all Friday performers:
- Charli XCX
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Zara Larsson
- Freddie Gibbs
- Adela
- Julia Wolf
- Jade
View all Saturday performers:
- JENNIE
- Olivia Dean
- The Neighbourhood
- Ethel Cain
- Geese
- Disco Lines
- DJ Trixie Mattel
- Jae Stephens
- Cortis
View all Sunday performers:
- Tate McRae
- The XX
- Turnstile
- Beabadoobee
- The Chainsmokers
- Muna
- Hot Mulligan
- Ado
- Yoasobi
Summerfest
Summerfest takes place at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it’s one of the largest music festivals in the world by attendance. Since it’s a 9-day festival, what you get with your Summerfest tickets can vary considerably, so choose your days wisely.
Summerfest lineup changes by day. View the official lineup post here: Summerfest lineup on Instagram.
August Music Festivals
August closes the summer with two high-production festivals on opposite coasts, each with a distinct identity.
HARD Summer Music Festival
HARD Summer 2026 takes place at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. It’s two days built almost entirely around electronic music. The Saturday and Sunday lineups cover techno, house, bass, and hip-hop crossover, with sets running deep into the night.
HARD Summer Lineup
View all Saturday performers:
- Anetha
- BOLO
- Brunello
- Brutalismus 3000
- Bushbaby
- Charlotte de Witte
- Chris Lorenzo
- Confidence Man
- Cquestt
- DJ Seinfeld B2B Luuk van Dijk
- DJ Warning
- DREYA V
- Hannah Laing
- Interplanetary Criminal B2B Main Phase
- Jon Casey
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- Kali Uchis
- Locklead
- Lovefoxy
- Luke Alessi
- Maceo Plex
- Mary Droppinz
- Mau P
- Nick León
- Omar+
- Pegassi
- Quinn Blake
- RØZ
- salute
- Shaking
- Six Sex
- Snow Strippers
- Tokischa
- X CLUB. B2B ATRIP
- Zack Fox
View all Sunday performers:
- 10cust
- 1tbsp
- 2hollis
- Adiel B2B Quest
- After Midnight
- Alarico B2B Yanamaste
- Amelie Lens
- Andy C AliVe
- Boys Noize B2B B3K
- Canary Yellow
- Cole Terrazas
- DJ Fuckoff
- DJ Snake (Hip Hop Set)
- Etari
- FIFI
- Frost Children
- Hyperbeam
- Knock2 B2B Zedd
- MCR-T
- Miguelle & Tons
- Miluhska
- Oppidan
- Ranger Trucco
- RL Grime
- Sammy Virji
- Shygirl presents Club Shy
- Snow Strippers
- Strawbry
- Tiga
- underscores
- Vintage Culture
- VTSS
Outside Lands
Outside Lands 2026 takes place in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, across three days of indie, electronic, rock, pop, and hip-hop. The park setting and the city’s music culture make it one of the most distinct festival environments on the West Coast.
Outside Lands Lineup
View all Friday performers:
- Charli xcx
- Turnstile
- Subtronics
- GRiZ (GRIZTRONICS set)
- Labrinth
- GloRilla
- Geese
- Clipse
- Modest Mouse
- Wet Leg
- Sierra Ferrell
- Tinashe
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- Odd Mob & OMNOM (presenting HYPERBEAM)
- The Story So Far
- KI/KI
- Durand Bernarr
- ALLEYCVT
- Die Spitz
- MPH
- Goldie Boutilier
- Dylan Brady
- Tobiahs
- Billie Marten
- Faouzia
- Luke Alessi
- Bad Nerves
- Chezile
- Sawyer Hill
- NEZZA
- Vertigo
View all Saturday performers:
- The Strokes
- The xx
- Djo
- PinkPantheress
- Dijon
- Ethel Cain
- Lucy Dacus
- Malcolm Todd
- Lane 8
- Snow Strippers
- it's murph
- Audrey Hobert
- Ben Böhmer
- DJ Trixie Mattel
- Łaszewo
- SIENNA SPIRO
- Sultan + Shepard
- Silvana Estrada
- Haute & Freddy
- Yard Act
- Wunderhorse
- camoufly
- Bandalos Chinos
- After
- RIO KOSTA
- Automatic
- 1-800 GIRLS
- Red Leather
- Racing Mount Pleasant
- RYMAN
- bad juuju
View all Sunday performers:
- RÜFÜS DU SOL
- Baby Keem
- Empire Of The Sun
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Disco Lines
- Mariah the Scientist
- Not for Radio
- Boris Brejcha
- JADE
- The Temper Trap
- kwn
- Boys Noize
- DESTIN CONRAD
- Kingfishr
- Balu Brigada
- Frost Children
- Miss Monique
- Carlita
- Momma
- Amble
- Sports
- Infinity Song
- Marlon Funaki
- Night Tapes
- X CLUB.
- Jim Legxacy
- sosocamo
- Day We Ran
- Cruz Beckham
- Britton
Tickets You Can Trust
Every festival on this list has tickets available at Event Tickets Center. The best sections fill up as the dates get closer and fans lock in their plans, so prices may change. Buy your summer festival tickets today at Event Tickets Center.
